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Brazil mine disaster trial ends with claimants hopeful of justice
Brazil mine disaster trial ends with claimants hopeful of justice
Economy
by  AFP

A trial to decide Australian mining giant BHP's liability for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concluded in London on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of victims demanding billions in compensation. The Australian mining giant has also said the quality of water in the river system contaminated by the fallout has returned to pre-disaster levels. burs-ode/bcp/ajb/jhb